Little One (Chicago song)
"Little One" is a song by the American rock band Chicago. It was written by Danny Seraphine and Hawk Wolinski. The song appears as the final track on their ninth studio album Chicago XI and was issued by Columbia Records as its second single. On Chicago XI, the song is preceded by a prelude that is also credited to both Seraphine and Wolinski.
Background
Seraphine wrote the lyrics for "Little One" while on a promotional tour in Europe. In his autobiography, Seraphine said that wrote the song for one of his daughters, saying that he wanted to express his disappointment that his obligations with Chicago prevented him from being fully available as a father. Seraphine developed the music with Wolinski in California and presented the song to the band, who agreed to record it.Released in January 1978, it was the last Chicago single that featured Terry Kath on lead vocals, who died from an unintentional self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. It peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 44 on the Easy Listening chart, and also reached the top 50 in Canada.
"Little One" was one of the songs that Donnie Dacus played in his successful audition to replace Kath. Seraphine commented that Dacus "was one of the few musicians we auditioned who could play and sing at the same time."